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Timely access to high-quality medical imaging can be lifesaving and life-altering. Radiology can confirm a fractured bone, give us an early glimpse of our baby or detect cancer.

If you were to ask most people what causes cancer, the answer would probably be smoking, alcohol, the sun, hair dye or some other avoidable element. But the most important risk factor for cancer is something else: aging. That’s right, the factor most associated with cancer is unavoidable — and…

Scientists are developing a new device that fits inside a menstrual pad and checks for "biomarkers" of disease in period blood.

Consumer group tested 20 popular SPF 50 and 50+ brands and found 16 didn’t meet the claims on the bottles

Appendix cancer is a condition that, until recently, was so rare that most people never gave it a second thought. For decades, it was the kind of disease that doctors might encounter only once or twice in a career, and it was almost always found in older adults.

When duty calls, cancer can wait.

The change, set to take effect next month in England, follows recommendations from the UK National Screening Committee

Cancer survivor David Serkin won draws in August, November and May, and another more than a decade ago

Coffee comes with some health benefits, but that doesn’t mean aficionados should drink as much as they want.

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Head of NHS England to say robot-assisted surgery will become ‘the default’ for 90% of keyhole operations by 2035